Joyfully Retired

I love to eat food, talk food, write and read about food. I also love mysteries, so, if the two are combined, I’m happy. Here are a couple I think look good enough to add to my list:

1.  Fatallty Flaky by Diane Mott Davidson

Colorado caterer Goldy Schulz doesn’t have a moment to spare as she frantically tries to pull everything together for two upcoming wedding receptions, including last-minute venue and menu changes from a spoiled bridezilla, in bestseller Davidson’s entertaining 15th culinary suspense novel (after Sweet Revenge). When Harold Doc Finn, Aspen Meadow’s beloved retired doctor, dies under mysterious circumstances on his way to the first wedding ceremony, Goldy wonders if it was an accident or murder. When her godfather and Doc Finn’s good friend, Jack Carmichael, is also attacked, it’s obvious that Goldy will have to venture out of the kitchen and put her detecting skills to use once again. Stir in a slimy spa owner, rumors of a malpractice suit and the usual cast of supporting characters—including Goldy’s patient cop husband, Tom, and her capable culinary assistant, Julian Teller—and you’ve got another winning entry in Davidson’s mouthwatering series.

2.  How To Host a Killer Party by Penny Warner

Mixing fun and fundraising for charities seemed like the perfect job for Presley Parker when she’s suddenly downsized from her position teaching abnormal psychological at the university. Pres is psyched about her first big gig—hosting a “surprise” wedding for the San Francisco Mayor at notorious Alcatraz prison.

But the party’s over when the bride bolts faster than an escaping prisoner, and is later found dead floating in the bay, a victim of poisoned chocolates. When Presley becomes prime suspect, she looks to her quirky Treasure Island co-workers for help, but it’s the attractive, mysterious crime scene cleaner Brad Matthews who helps tidy up her tarnished reputation. If she doesn’t solve this mystery, she’ll be exchanging her party dress for prison stripes. (From the author’s website, here.)

Friday Finds is hosted by MizB at Should Be Reading. Check with her for other great book discoveries.